Check and money-order case



G. HENRY.

VCHECK AND MONEY ORDER CASE. APPLICA T |0N FILED AUGJS, 1919.

1,420,260. Patented June 20,1922,

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ATTORNEYS CHECK AND M ONEY-"ORDER CASE.

Specicationof Letterslatsnt. Pattgd Julie ,295 1922,

Application'idauggst 1a, 191e. serial No. 317,181.`

To all wli'o'mdt may concern: p

Be 'it known that GEORGE HENRY, a citizen of' the UnitedStates, residingat the city and county of SanFran'cisco and State of California, has'invented new and useful Improvements in Check and 'Money-Order Cases, ofwhichltlie'following is a specification.

This invention relates to a case .and par! ticularly pertains vtio astructure adapted'to hold checks or money orders;

1t has been aproblem among banking and! commercial houses to providesome means for safely guarding checks and like papers and especially toprevent checks or money orders from being tornv from t-he center. of

a book and thus not-` detectedfuntil sometime after the theft. lt is thevprincipalobject of the presentinvention to provide a container adaptedto receive a continuous.

roll of checksr or money orders andthuslin-- suring th'atb'utthe'outermost of the checks can'be removed at' a time anc'at the sametime providing avery convenient means for.

locking the unused checksso tliat'tliere wil-l be slight dangeroitltheit ot'the roller of any checks upon thero'll.

The present invention contemplates the use ott a cylindrical containerhaving` one side movable so that a roll oi? cliecksmay be exposedgthecontainer being. provided with means whereby a roll ot checks may beheld ina rotatable position therein and may be easily inserted orremoved therefrom .and

furthermore, the container is fitted with simple means whereby themovable door.

may be locked in position toprevent access to the checks containedtherein.

The `invention is illustratcd'by way of example iii the accompanyingdrawingsy'in which- Fig. 1 is a view in liront elevation. showf- 4baseportions. 11; The :sliding connection..

ing the complete container and indicating by dotted linestli'eoutci'most positions'ofi the center, supporting pin.

the complete container .witha portion-otits.

.; have annularfflangesfg24t van'df25 spaced fromV base broken away toillustrate the locking member.

Fig. 3 is a view invertical section throughI Fig. 4c is anenlargedLfragmentaryfview. off the center pin carried -at one end of the con# 1tainer."l

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary viewA showing. .the

construction of the.' pin shown f in Fig. Gis an enlargedfragmentaryfview.

showingy the center pin construction utilizedY atthe opposite vend ofthe container.

'Fig'. 71s a view `in end elevation showing 'the formation of ith-e.yend; of the check rollAl Fig.- 8 is a: fragmentaryiview showing the,y

manner in which the..inovab'leside.ofzthe container is held byi the,containenenehi Fig. 9 is ,a1 view in diagram illustrating. one ofthechecks ormin'gthe roll;

Referring more particularly .to the draw ings, 71Ofindicatesarectangular. base member: which may beA securely fastened ;to `a perma-vnent support and upon which a sheetmetalI base housing i -11 is mounted.`This housing has parallel 'opposite-ends and' tapering,... rontandfbackfaces y12-agnd 13. AtI certain points 1aroundthe space are.tangsdtlwhich are inturned andreceive screws 15,.by whic h the base, portion 11;may-sbc fastened upon: the portionlO-andgthe 'screws heldin av conf.,cca-led position. As 'shown in Fig.; 3;. the4 front and rear jfaces 12'and-13-terminate.atv opposite sides of 1a horizontallyl extend-ing,arcuate portion 16; This portion -isjdescribed from 4it-hev` centerofthe container 17y and forms a continuation of the containerl wall. Therear of-this' conftainerhas a. fixed: wall portion 18-substantially'describing af semi-circle andbeing.- supplemented byy-thefront moving wall portion which. is clearlyshown in Fig. 3. The fixedwall portion18 and the movable wall portion.19 are helm-95 fortheforward-movable wall portion 19 .is vvclearly shownin Figi 8,V'whgereitwill be` seen that theiiends are' formed with outer plates 22 andy'inner plates 23.f4 These .plates 1.

tral axle 28, one end of which is formed with a transverse slot 29 toreceive pins 30. These pins are formed upon a cirular plate 31 adaptedto rest against the square end of the axle 28 and to forni a supporttherefor, as well as to provide means whereby the axle may be rotated.The disc 31 has a trunnion member 32 extending from it and projectinginto a central opening 33 of the axle, The opposite side of the disc isformed with an enlarged portion 34 which is reduced in diameter at itsouter end to provide a pin 35 upon which a knob 36 is fixed. The humpportion of this knob normally rests against a protrusion formed in theend plate 22 and is held in this position by means of an expansionspring 37 acting against a sleeve 38 at oneend and the shoulder of theportion 34 at its opposite end. lt will thus be seen that by drawing`outwardly on the knob, the pins 30 and the disc 31 may be drawn awayfrom the end of the axle and will partially permit its removal. Thecomplete disengagement of the axle is produced by means of a kpin member40 carried in the opposite end 2O of the ease. This pin member is formedwith a thumb piece 41, by which it may be drawn into the yieldablesleeve 42 and will be held within this sleeve until forced inwardly toseat within the end of the bore 33.

Tn order that the container may be locked when desired, the movablemember 19 is formed with an out-turned flange portion 44 along its lowermarginal edge. The angle of this flange is such as to cause it to liefiat upon the front face 13 of the metal base member. A slotted opening45 is formed to this member and is adapted to receive a lock lug 46carried upon a lock lever 471A This lug extends through a similaropening 48 in the plate 13 and projects outwardly sufficient so that alock bolt opening 49 will be exposed through the flange and will receivethe bolt of padlock 50, asshown in Fig. 2. The movement of the lug- 46is brought about by the member 47 which is carried upon a concealed pin51 and which may be elevated to its locking position by suppressing theouter extending portion of the lever.

Reference being had to Fig. 9, it will be seen that the checks arepreferably formed with stub portions A and body portions B. The stubportions and body portions are separated by a perforation and the twomembers which combine to form. one complete check are separated from thesucceeding checks by transverse perforation. After the check has beenwithdrawn and the stub separated therefrom, it is desirable to place thestub in a convenient position, relative to the container. For thispurpose a vertically extending compartment 52 is fixed upon the Vbackofthe metal base and extends upwardly with an open mouth into which thestubs may be placed as the checks are used, and after use may be filedaway.

ln operation of the present invention the knobs 36 and 41 are firstdrawn outwardly to provide clearance for axle 28. This axle is theninserted as indicated in Figures 4 and 6, respectively, after which thespring members of the pins 40 and 32 may be released to properly supportthe axle and to provide simple means for its rotation, during thisoperation it will be understood that the movable member 19 is in itsuppermostV position, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3 and thatafter the foremost check has been drawn from the container, this membermay be moved down to the vsolid line position, shown in the same ligure.lWhen in this position the checks may be successively withdrawn andfilled out. The separate checks being torn from, the roll and theirstubs thereafter separated and placed in the compartment 52. It willthus be evident that there will be no possibility for underlying checksin the roll to be extracted but that by maintaining a close watch uponthe members of the checks, the'removal of any one check would beimmediately detected.

lVhen it is desired to lock the container the thumb lknob 36 be rotatedto draw the checks in and wind them upon the roll, after which the lever47 may be suppressed at its outer end toA swing the lugs 46 upwardlythrough perforations 45 and 48. Any suitable lock may then be caused toengage the lugs 46 and prevent the upward swinging of the wall member19.

It will thus be seen that by providing a container, as here shown andsecuring it to a permanent fixture, it will be impossible for anunauthorized person to remove checks from. the container withoutcompletely mutilating the device and furthermore, it will be seen that avery simple and desirable device will be provided for receiving checksand from which checks and other instruments of like character may beeasily withdrawn.

While T have shown'the preferred form of my invention, as. now known tome, it will be understood that various changes in the combination,construction and arrangement of parts may be made by those skilled inthe art, without departing from the spirit of the invention, as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1. In a device of the character described, a hollowbase having upwardly converging sides, a cylindrical container mountedupon the upper ends of said sides, said container having a fixed backwall, and a'slidable front wall complementarv thereto, end memberssecured to the fixed back wall, and with which the opposite end edges ofthe movable front wall may slide, a lip formed longitudinally of thelower side of the front. wall adapted to be disposed in parallelrelation to the corresponding side of the base when in its loweredposition, said lip and side of base being provided with register slots,a locking pin concealed within the hollow base, means by which saidpiirmay be raised to extend through said slots, and a look by which saidp-in may be held in its raised position.

2'. ln a device of the character described, a hollow base havingupwardly converging sides, a cylindrical container mounted upon theupper ends of said sides,said container having a fixed back wall, and aslidable front wall complementary thereto, end members secured to theiixed back wall, and. within which the opposite end edges of the movablefront wall may slide, and a lip formed longitudinally of the lower sideof the front wall adapted to be disposed in parallel relation to thecorrespondin side of the base when in its lowered position, said lip andside of base being provided with register slots, a lever extendingtransversely of the base carrying on its inner end a locking pin and itsYouter end extending from the casing by which said pin may be swungupwardly through said slots, and means for locking said p-in in the lastnamed position.

3. A container comprising a hollow base having upwardly convergentsides, a cylindrical container mounted on said base, said containerhaving a xed back wall, and a slidable front wall complementary thereto,end members secured to the fixed back wall, guides formed on the endmembers within which the opposite end edges of the slidable front wallmay slide, a lip formed longitudinally of the lower side of the frontwall adapted to be disposed in parallel relation to the correspondingside of the base when in its lowered position, said lip and side of basebeing provided with register slots,l a lever extending transversely ofthe base carrying on its inner end a locking pin and its outer endextending 'from the casing by which said pin may be swung through saidslots, means for locking said p-in in the last named position, aslidable trunnion carried by each end of the container and adapted toengage the axle of a roll of checks, said trunnions having springcontrolled endwise movement and are adapt-ed to support the axle andVfrictionally retard rotation thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

GEORGE HENRY.

Witnesses:

WM. H. BAUER, W. W. HEALEY.

